Recipe: Eating on a Dime (Idli Leftover) Kaima Idli

Recipe: Eating on a Dime (Idli Leftover) Kaima Idli Delicious, fresh and tasty.

(Idli Leftover) Kaima Idli. Kaima idly, a unique breakfast with combination of vegetables perfectly cooked with left over idli pieces and spiced with gun powder. It is prepared in a jiffy if cooked idli are available. Vahchef with Indian food videos inspires home cooks with new recipes every day.

This is a simple and quick dish made with leftover idlis.

It can be had as a snack or even for dinner.

If you are bored of eating plain idlis, make this kaima idli for a change.

You can have (Idli Leftover) Kaima Idli using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of (Idli Leftover) Kaima Idli

1. Prepare of Leftover idlis - 6 nos.

2. It’s of Sliced onion (big) -.

3. You need of Capsicum (bell pepper) - 1*.

4. You need of +1tablespoons ghee/oil.

5. Prepare of Spices.

6. You need of Haldi.

7. It’s of Hing.

8. Prepare of ginger-garlic paste.

9. Prepare of tsps Chilli powder.

10. Prepare of Salt.

11. It’s of garam masala.

12. It’s of kitchen king masala.

13. It’s of cilantro seeds powder.

14. You need of tsps kasoori methi.

Today we will learn how to make kaima idli following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Kaima Idli was made famous by Saravana Bhavan in Chennai.

They took the left over idlies and did a make over by frying the idlies and tossing the fried idlies in a tangy sauce.

The concept of deep frying the idlies is genius.

(Idli Leftover) Kaima Idli instructions

1. In a wok add 2 tablespoons of ghee/oil and wait till it heats..

2. Chop the leftover idlis into bite sized pieces; minimum 4 for each Idli..

3. Drop the idly pieces in the wok and sauté until the pieces turn cruchy. You can also deep/air fry or bake in oven..

4. Take the pieces out and add in extra 1 tablespoon of ghee/oil to wok. Then start adding onions to it and let it turn brown well. Once the onion turns brown, add in the spices. Note that if the wok feels dry, add 1 tsp water..

5. Now once all have been mixed well, add in the chopped green bell peppers. Now toss all again making sure that bell pepper is not burning..

6. Finally, after 7 minutes, add in the chopped Idli pieces. Toss and mix well. Flame off and close the wok. The idli pieces will cook in retained heat. Finally, garnish with crushed kasoori methi..

This recipe is good for parties and its a kids favorite.

Do try it for your kids.

Check out my other recipes using leftover idlis like kaima idli, idli upma and vegetable idli.

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I usually make do with leftovers from dinner, prepare a subzi or gravy in the morning along with freshly cooked rice.